[Edling] US: The Ugly Fight Over Arabic in Augusta County

Sat Dec 19 08:38:33 UTC 2015

The Atlantic

The Ugly Fight Over Arabic in Augusta County

If there was any doubt that Americans haven’t figured out a good way to grapple with Islam, look no further than Augusta County, Virginia. Schools there are closed today after an uproar over an assignment that including copying the Islamic profession of faith.  No one comes out of this looking great.

Full story:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/augusta-county-virginia-schools-arabic/421194/?google_editors_picks=true
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